Patents by Inventor Andreas Menkhoff

Andreas Menkhoff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220291338
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a processor and wireless circuitry with transmit and receive antennas. Radar circuitry may use the transmit and receive antennas to perform spatial ranging on external objects farther than a threshold distance (e.g., 1-2 cm) from the transmit antenna. The wireless circuitry may include a voltage standing wave ration (VSWR) sensor coupled to the transmit antenna to detect the presence of objects within the threshold distance from the transmit antenna. This may serve to cover a blind spot for the radar circuitry near to the transmit antenna. The VSWR sensor may gather background VSWR measurements when other wireless performance metric data for the wireless circuitry is within a predetermined range of satisfactory values. The background VSWR measurements may be subtracted from real time VSWR measurements to perform accurate and robust ultra-short range object detection near to the transmit antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Joonhoi Hur, Bernhard Sogl, Jochen Schrattenecker, Andreas Menkhoff, Bin Xiao, Lucas Calderin, Andre Hanke, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny
  • Publication number: 20220229155
    Abstract: An electronic device may include radar circuitry. Control circuitry may calibrate the radar circuitry using a multi-tone calibration signal. A first mixer may upconvert the calibration signal for transmission by a transmit antenna. A de-chirp mixer may mix the calibration signal output by the first mixer with the calibration signal as received by a receive antenna or loopback path to produce a baseband multi-tone calibration signal. The baseband signal will be offset from DC by the frequency gap. This may prevent DC noise or other system effects from interfering with the calibration signal. The control circuitry may sweep the first mixer over the radio frequencies of operation of the radar circuitry to estimate the power droop and phase shift of the radar circuitry based on baseband calibration signal. Distortion circuitry may distort transmit signals used in spatial ranging operations to invert the estimated power droop and phase shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen Schrattenecker, Bernhard Sogl, Andreas Menkhoff, Joonhoi Hur, Harald Pretl, Christian Mayer, Andreas Langer, Rastislav Vazny
  • Patent number: 11394412
    Abstract: A predistortion circuit for a wireless transmitter includes a signal input configured to receive a baseband signal. Further, the predistortion circuit includes a predistorter configured to generate a predistorted baseband signal using the baseband signal and a select of one of a first predistorter configuration and a second predistorter configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Menkhoff, Gunther Kraut, Andreas Langer
  • Publication number: 20220069861
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transceiver comprising a transmitter with transformation circuitry configured to transform a frequency-domain transmit symbol from frequency-domain to time domain to generate a time-domain transmit signal, a receiver with inverse transformation circuitry configured to transform a time-domain receive signal from time domain to frequency domain to generate a frequency-domain receive symbol, and self-interference cancellation circuitry configured to modify the frequency-domain receive symbol based on at least one frequency-domain transmit symbol and a frequency-domain crosstalk channel estimate of a crosstalk channel between the transmitter and the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas MENKHOFF, Stefan FECHTEL
  • Patent number: 11165495
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network including apparatus comprising transceiver circuitry to send and receive data in a plurality of time periods, defined by a time division duplex (TDD) time grid, to another entity, the plurality of time periods corresponding to a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and the transceiver circuitry being operable to switch from receive mode to transmit mode and/or from transmit mode to receive mode according to a flexible uplink and downlink allocation of the plurality of time periods; and baseband circuitry coupled to the transceiver circuitry to control the transceiver circuitry to switch during a switching interval embedded within a time period corresponding to an OFDM symbol of the plurality of OFDM symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sabine Roessel, Holger Neuhaus, Yeong-Sun Hwang, Bertram Gunzelmann, Andreas Menkhoff, Elmar Wagner, Jong-Kae Fwu, Xiangyang Zhuang
  • Patent number: 11101841
    Abstract: Systems, circuitries, and methods are disclosed that generate an interference replica signal that estimates interference in a receive signal that is due to a transmit signal. The interference replica signal is combined with the receive signal to generate a corrected receive signal. The method includes quantizing the transmit signal to generate a quantized transmit signal; weighting the quantized transmit signal based on one or more quantization weights; filtering the weighted quantized transmit signal based on two or more filter weights to generate the interference replica signal; and determining the quantization weights and the filter weights based on the corrected receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Noest, Andreas Menkhoff
  • Publication number: 20210234564
    Abstract: Systems, circuitries, and methods for predistorting a digital signal in a transmit chain based on a predistortion function are provided. A method includes shifting a center frequency of an input signal by an offset to generate an adapted signal; predistorting the adapted signal based on a predistortion function to generate a predistorted adapted signal; reverting the shifting of the center frequency of the predistorted adapted signal by the offset to generate a predistorted signal; and causing transmission of the predistorted signal by a transmit chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Langer, Christoph Hepp, Andreas Menkhoff, Gunther Kraut
  • Patent number: 11064440
    Abstract: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for implementing scalable power in a wireless device. Multiple radio access technology architectures running different operating clock frequencies are supported by providing a scaled static clock frequency and dynamic clock frequencies by dynamically switching parallel paths of processing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Andreas Menkhoff
  • Patent number: 11012105
    Abstract: Systems, circuitries, and methods for predistorting a digital signal in a transmit chain based on a predistortion function are provided in which the function is determined based on a first digital signal or a first transmit chain state. A method includes: receiving a second digital signal that is input to the transmit chain, wherein the transmit chain is characterized by a present transmit chain state; performing a first operation on the second digital signal to generate an adapted digital signal, wherein the first operation is based on either a relationship between the first digital signal and the second digital signal, or a relationship between the first transmit chain state and the present transmit chain state; predistorting the adapted digital signal based on the predistortion function; and performing a second operation on the predistorted adapted signal, wherein the second operation corresponds to an inverse of the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Langer, Christoph Hepp, Andreas Menkhoff, Gunther Kraut
  • Patent number: 10904066
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a radio frequency signal is provided. The apparatus includes a modulator configured to generate the radio frequency signal based on an input signal. Further, the apparatus includes a controller configured to control the modulator to generate the radio frequency signal using polar modulation, if the input signal has a first characteristic. The controller is configured to control the modulator to generate the radio frequency signal using quadrature modulation, if the input signal has a different second characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventor: Andreas Menkhoff
  • Patent number: 10862428
    Abstract: An envelope tracking system for controlling a power amplifier supply voltage includes envelope circuitry and a feed forward digital to analog converter (DAC) circuitry. The envelope circuitry is configured to generate a target envelope signal based on a selected power amplifier supply voltage. The feed forward DAC circuitry includes a voltage source circuitry and a selector circuitry. The voltage source circuitry is configured to generate a plurality of voltages. The selector circuitry is configured to select one of the plurality of voltages based at least on the target envelope signal. The feed forward DAC circuitry is configured to provide the selected voltage to a supply voltage input of a power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) transmit signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Andreas Menkhoff, Thomas Eichler, Wolfgang Walthes, Alexander Belitzer, Yifan Wang
  • Publication number: 20200382147
    Abstract: A predistortion circuit for a wireless transmitter includes a signal input configured to receive a baseband signal. Further, the predistortion circuit includes a predistorter configured to generate a predistorted baseband signal using the baseband signal and a select of one of a first predistorter configuration and a second predistorter configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Menkhoff, Gunther Kraut, Andreas Langer
  • Publication number: 20200295790
    Abstract: Systems, circuitries, and methods for predistorting a digital signal in a transmit chain based on a predistortion function are provided in which the function is determined based on a first digital signal or a first transmit chain state. A method includes: receiving a second digital signal that is input to the transmit chain, wherein the transmit chain is characterized by a present transmit chain state; performing a first operation on the second digital signal to generate an adapted digital signal, wherein the first operation is based on either a relationship between the first digital signal and the second digital signal, or a relationship between the first transmit chain state and the present transmit chain state; predistorting the adapted digital signal based on the predistortion function; and performing a second operation on the predistorted adapted signal, wherein the second operation corresponds to an inverse of the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Langer, Christoph Hepp, Andreas Menkhoff, Gunther Kraut
  • Publication number: 20200259561
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network including apparatus comprising transceiver circuitry to send and receive data in a plurality of time periods, defined by a time division duplex (TDD) time grid, to another entity, the plurality of time periods corresponding to a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and the transceiver circuitry being operable to switch from receive mode to transmit mode and/or from transmit mode to receive mode according to a flexible uplink and downlink allocation of the plurality of time periods; and baseband circuitry coupled to the transceiver circuitry to control the transceiver circuitry to switch during a switching interval embedded within a time period corresponding to an OFDM symbol of the plurality of OFDM symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Sabine Roessel, Holger Neuhaus, Yeong-Sun Hwang, Bertram Gunzelmann, Andreas Menkhoff, Elmar Wagner, Jong-Kae Fwu, Xiangyang Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20200077341
    Abstract: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for implementing scalable power in a wireless device. Multiple radio access technology architectures running different operating clock frequencies are supported by providing a scaled static clock frequency and dynamic clock frequencies by dynamically switching parallel paths of processing resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Menkhoff
  • Publication number: 20200067591
    Abstract: Systems, circuitries, and methods are disclosed that generate an interference replica signal that estimates interference in a receive signal that is due to a transmit signal. The interference replica signal is combined with the receive signal to generate a corrected receive signal. The method includes quantizing the transmit signal to generate a quantized transmit signal; weighting the quantized transmit signal based on one or more quantization weights; filtering the weighted quantized transmit signal based on two or more filter weights to generate the interference replica signal; and determining the quantization weights and the filter weights based on the corrected receive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Noest, Andreas Menkhoff
  • Patent number: 10567074
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network including apparatus comprising transceiver circuitry to send and receive data in a plurality of time periods, defined by a time division duplex (TDD) time grid, to another entity, the plurality of time periods corresponding to a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and the transceiver circuitry being operable to switch from receive mode to transmit mode and/or from transmit mode to receive mode according to a flexible uplink and downlink allocation of the plurality of time periods; and baseband circuitry coupled to the transceiver circuitry to control the transceiver circuitry to switch during a switching interval embedded within a time period corresponding to an OFDM symbol of the plurality of OFDM symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sabine Roessel, Holger Neuhaus, Yeong-Sun Hwang, Bertram Gunzelmann, Andreas Menkhoff, Elmar Wagner, Jong-Kae Fwu, Xiangyang Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20200044626
    Abstract: An apparatus for shifting a digital signal having a first sample rate by a shift time to provide a shifted signal having a second sample rate is provided. The apparatus includes a sample rate converter configured to provide a value of an interpolated signal at a compensated sample time as a sample of the shifted signal, the interpolated signal being based on the digital signal. The sample rate converter is configured to modify a time interval between a sample time of the digital signal and the compensated sample time based on the shift time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Bauernfeind, Andreas Menkhoff, Michael Bruennert
  • Publication number: 20200014578
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a radio frequency signal is provided. The apparatus includes a modulator configured to generate the radio frequency signal based on an input signal. Further, the apparatus includes a controller configured to control the modulator to generate the radio frequency signal using polar modulation, if the input signal has a first characteristic. The controller is configured to control the modulator to generate the radio frequency signal using quadrature modulation, if the input signal has a different second characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Menkhoff
  • Publication number: 20200014579
    Abstract: A method for determining a noise shaped quantized parameter contributing to generation of an output signal comprises estimating an error within the output signal using a quantization of the parameter and a quantization of a further parameter contributing to generation of the output signal. The quantization of the parameter is used as the noise shaped quantized parameter according to a selection criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas MENKHOFF, Mohamed IBRAHIM